The phrase "applying for naturalization" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the process of seeking citizenship in a country, typically after meeting certain residency and legal requirements.
Example: "After living in the country for five years, she decided that it was time for applying for naturalization to become a citizen."
Alternatives: "seeking citizenship" or "pursuing naturalization".
The questions were submitted to four months of pilot testing this year with more than 6,000 immigrants who were applying for naturalization.
Responding to the criticism, in 2014 the government modified the draconian legislation to allow individuals born to undocumented foreign parents and whose birth had not been officially registered to apply for residency permits as foreigners, with the option of applying for naturalization after two years.
The redesign was the result of six years of study and consultation involving educators, historians, immigrant organizations and liberal and conservative research groups, and the questions were subjected to four months of pilot testing with more than 6,000 immigrants applying for naturalization.
He then decided to attend an extra school year while applying for naturalization, in the hope that holding a Swiss passport would increase his chance in the job market.
To begin the process of applying for naturalization, otherwise known as citizenship, you need to fill out form N-400 at http://www.us-immigration.com.
Stay in the U.S. Once you apply for naturalization, you must reside continuously in the United States until you are naturalized.
In 2008, in contrast, just 525,000 immigrants applied for naturalization.
Still, that number is a mere fraction of the total population eligible to apply for naturalization.
Two months after he returned from Russia, Mr. Tsarnaev applied for naturalization.
We waited the required number of years to apply for "naturalization," a curious term suggesting that we were not only stateless but also unnatural.
Lawful permanent residents are eligible to apply for naturalization after meeting certain requirements, including a minimum length of residency, which for most candidates is five years.
